Tell It Like It Is Dr. Dyson

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I am and have been a supporter of President Obama since I first saw him at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. However, I have some questions at this point. Are we as African Americans holding our President accountable? In what areas has our current President addressed our needs?

Go Vote, Run, Lead

In 1998 Mary Wilson started The White House Project in order to "advance women’s leadership in all communities and sectors, up to the U.S. presidency." The organization works to increase female representation in American institutions, businesses and government.

I received a plethora of political training this weekend and met some fabulous women to boot. The Vote, Run, Lead program is designed to engage women in the political process as voters, activists and candidates through trainings, inspiration and networking. Having served as a political staffer on the state and local level I thought I might benefit from Go Run.

Go Run is a weekend long training dedicated to equipping women with the skills to run and win. The training aims to make the political process easier and inspire a richly diverse group of women into the leadership pipeline. Go Run also provides the nuts and bolts of running for political office by focusing on areas like communications, fundraising, and campaigning - skills you can use in your work and in your community up to the day you decide to run!

Now I am most definitely not running for any office but having worked on campaigns found this to be a wonderfully intensive weekend. I learned a lot.

Check out www.thewhitehouseproject.org I cannot wait till the next training, Go Lead.